Commissioner Overseas Pakistanis Commission (OPC) Punjab, Afzaal Bhatti has said that instead of adopting traditional methods to resolve the issues of Overseas Pakistanis, out of box strategy should be adopted. He was presiding over a meeting to review the resolution process of the complaints of Overseas Pakistanis in Lahore, Sheikhupura, Kasur and Nankana Sahib Districts. Commissioner Lahore Division Abdullah Khan Sumbal and relevant officers of the above mentioned districts attended the meeting. Commissioner OPC said that there is a need for collective efforts to safeguard the rights of Overseas Pakistanis and role of district administration is pivotal in this regard. Afzaal Bhatti further said that by virtue of vibrant input of field officers at district level, complaints of the Overseas Pakistanis can be addressed early. Commissioner Lahore Division Abdullah Khan Sumbal said that field officers should ensure at least two meetings of District Overseas Pakistanis Committees (DOPCs) in a month and proceedings regarding redressal of complaints be uploaded on OPC Web Portal regularly. He further instructed that targeted and integrated efforts are needed from the districts officers to settle the pending issues of expatriate Pakistanis. It was also decided that at least one meeting of Lahore Division would be conducted on monthly basis to review the pace of resolution of the issues faced by the Overseas Pakistanis. Different complaints of Overseas Pakistanis also came under discussion during the meeting and necessary instructions were issued to resolve these complaints.
